INCOME TAX (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2012	Aug. 31, 2011	Aug. 31, 2015 Forecast	Aug. 31, 2014 State	Aug. 31, 2014 Foreign	Aug. 31, 2014 Valuation allowance, net operating loss carryforwards	Aug. 31, 2013 Valuation allowance, net operating loss carryforwards	Aug. 31, 2014 Poland	Aug. 31, 2012 Croatian subsidiary
Effective tax rate from discontinued operations	38.80%	35.70%	74.30%
Effective income tax rates from continuing operations	29.50%	43.60%	(27.80%)
Statutory tax rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Foreign income tax rate										19.00%
Change in valuation allowance	$ 22,079,000	$ 14,264,000	$ 10,033,000
Tax loss related to investment in subsidiary											291,000,000
Tax benefit related to investment in subsidiary	0	(6,292,000)	102,104,000								102,100,000
Net Income tax payments (refunds)	11,800,000	(7,600,000)	17,200,000
Net operating losses carry forward						307,000,000	178,800,000
Valuation allowance against deferred tax assets								20,900,000	23,100,000
Indefinitely reinvested foreign earnings	488,300,000
Unrecognized tax benefits	27,349,000	28,551,000	27,384,000	10,762,000
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate	12,000,000	13,300,000	10,100,000		2,700,000
Accrued interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits	3,400,000	2,800,000
Possible unrecognized tax benefit reversal in next 12 months	$ 16,900,000